Re: lūk!
Un tu nedaudz stāsti sviestu par regulām. To ieviešana nacionālajos likumos ir obligāta, citādi ES var piemērot valstīm sodu. Lielbritānija tās ievēro pat ļoti cītīgi.

Šeit ir runa par optouts – kas ir iepriekš atrunātas tiesības neievērot noteiktas daļas.

Un konkrēti tas nemaz tik traģiski neizskatās, kas paskatās UK likumus tavā citētajā dokumentā, piemēram:

In the United Kingdom, workers aged 18 and over can choose to opt out of the 48-hour week, either indefinitely or for a limited period. The opt-out must be voluntary and in writing. It cannot be contained in an agreement which covers the whole workforce. Employers can ask individual workers if they would be willing to sign the opt-out. Workers cannot be dismissed or treated unfairly (for example, refused promotion) for refusing to sign an opt-out agreement. A worker can cancel their opt-out agreement whenever they want (giving their employer at least seven days’ notice), even if it is part of their employment contract (UK Government, 2015a).

For some specific types of workers the opt-out cannot be invoked. Employers must not allow the following staff to opt out:

n workers on ships or boats;

n airline staff;

n workers in the road transport industry, such as delivery drivers (except for drivers of vehicles under 3.5 tons using Great Britain’s domestic drivers’ hours rules (UK Government, 2015b);

n other staff who travel in and operate vehicles covered by EU rules on drivers’ hours, such as bus conductors;

n security guards on vehicles carrying high-value goods.